Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Educating children at home as an alternative to formal education is an option chosen by families in many parts of the world. The homeschooling movement is popular in the United States, where close to one million Children are educated at home. In Canada, 1 percent of school-age children are homeschooled, and the idea also enjoys growing popularity in Australia, where 20,000 families homeschool their children. The movement is not limited to these countries. Homeschooling families can be found all over the world, from Japan to Taiwan to Argentina to South Africa. Homeschooling is not a novel idea. In fact, the idea of sending children to spend most of their day away from home at a formal school is a relatively new custom. In the United States, for example, it was not until the latter part of the nineteenth century that state governments began making school attendance compulsory. Before that, the concept of a formal education was not so widespread. Children learned the skills they would need for adult life at home from tutors or their parents, through formal instruction or by working side by side with the adults of the family. In the modern developed world, where the vast majority of children attend school, families choose homeschooling for a variety of reasons. For people who live in remote areas, such as the Australian outback or the Alaskan Wilderness, homeschooling may be their only option. Children who have exceptional talents in the arts or other areas may be homeschooled so that they have more time to devote to their special interests. Much of the homeschooling movement is made up of families who, for various reasons, are dissatisfied with the schools available to them. They may have a differing educational philosophy, they may be concerned about the safety of the school environment, or they may feel that the local schools cannot adequately address their children's educational needs. Although most families continue to choose a traditional classroom education for their children, homeschooling as an alternative educational option is becoming more popular.

Câu 34:

Which of the following could be the main idea of the passage?

A. The origin of Homeschooling.

B. A new form of school: Homeschooling

C. Homeschool option: a common form of education all over the world.

D. The reasons why children should be educated at home.

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Câu 35:

The word "widespread" in paragraph 2 mostly means______.

A. uncommon

B. prevalent

C. customary

D. exceptional

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Câu 36:

As mentioned in the last paragraph, children in rural areas,________.

A. prefer to improve their extraordinary interests.

B. are not contented with the philosophy of the schools available.

C. have no choice but to stay at home to learn.

D. believe that their needs to study is more than what a normal school can provide.

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Câu 37:

The word "adequately" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to______

A. applicably

B. sufficiently

C. inappropriately

D. correctly

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Câu 38:

It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_______.

A. parents' satisfaction plays an important role in the number of students attending class.

B. some schools are unable to provide a safe environment for their students.

C. not many children in modern society are allowed to be educated at home.

D. teachers' qualification may be one of the reasons why students come to class.

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Câu 39:

According to the passage, the following are true about the Homeschooling, EXCEPT_______.

A. People got familiar with school attendance before choosing to learn at home.

B. Before modern times, most students did not attend the school.

C. Many families in both developed and developing countries choose to educate their children at home.

D. Parents or tutors were the ones who taught the children necessary skills in society.

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Câu 40:

What does the word "that" in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. the second half of the 19th century

B. the former part of the 19th century

C. the end of the 19th century

D. the beginning of the 19th century

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Đoạn văn 2

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

In Africa, people celebrate with joy the birth of a new baby. The Pygmies would sing a birth-song to the child. In Kenya, the mother takes the baby strapped to her back into the thorn enclosure where the cattle are kept. There, her husband and the village elders wait to give the child his or her name. In West Africa, after the baby is eight days old, the mother takes the baby for its first walk in the big, wide world, and friends and family are invited to meet the new baby. In various African nations, they hold initiation ceremonies for groups of children instead of birthdays. When children reach a certain designated age, they learn the laws, beliefs, customs, songs and dances of their tribes. Some African tribes consider that children from nine to twelve are ready to be initiated into the grown-up world. They may have to carry out several tests. Maasai boys around thirteen years old to seventeen undergo a two-stage initiation. The first stage lasts about three months. The boys leave their parents' homes, paint their bodies white, and are taught how to become young warriors. At the end of this stage, they have their heads shaved and they are also circumcised. At the second stage, the young warriors grow their hair long and live in a camp called a "manyatta" where they practice hunting the wild animals that might attack the Maasai herds. This stage may last a few years. When they are ready, they will marry and become owners of large cattle herds like their fathers. The girls are initiated when they are fourteen or fifteen. They are taught by the older women about the duties of marriage and how to care for babies. Soon after that they are married and lead a life similar to that of their mothers.

Câu 41:

The word "undergo" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to_______.

A. participate in

B. commence

C. experience

D. explore

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Câu 42:

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Traditions of Maasai people when having a new baby.

B. Birthday ceremonies for children in Africa.

C. Activities in a birth celebration.

D. Celebrations in Africa.

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Câu 43:

What does the word "they" in paragraph 3 refer to?

A. the wild animals

B. the Maasai herds

C. the young warriors

D. the cattle owners

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Câu 44:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 2?

A. Children are initiated for a mature life in the presence of their friends and family.

B. Children have to overcome a few trials to enter the grown-up world.

C. An eight-day-old child will be taken for the first walk by his or her mother.

D. Children have to learn their tribes' cultures and traditions when they are old enough.

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Câu 45:

Where do people in Kenya give the name to the child?

A. at their house

B. near the thorn fence

C. on the cattle farm

D. at the village church

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Đoạn văn 3

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

The United States of America, due to its immense size and diverse heritage, has one of the most complex cultural identities in the world. Millions of immigrants from all over the globe have journeyed to America (96)________ the Europeans discovered and generalized the land back in the 17th and 18th centuries. The blending of cultural (97)________ and ethnicities in America led to the country becoming known as a “melting pot.” As the third largest country in both area and population, America’s size has enabled the formation of subcultures within the country. These subcultures are often geographical as a result of settlement(98)_______ by non-natives as well as regional weather and landscape differences. While there are countless ways to divide the U.S. into regions, here we have referenced the four regions that are West, Midwest, North East and South. People from (99)_______ region may have different lifestyles, cultural values, business practices and dialects. While there are qualities and values (100)______most Americans commonly share, it is important not to generalize or assume that all Americans think or act the same way. (Adapted from https://www.londonschool.com/)

Câu 46: